Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-14
THE WOOL TARIFF.
Seney of Ohio Says Nothing Can Per-
suade Him to Vote for Putting
Wool on the Free List.
hiiis Ready to Fellow the Adylcs OF His
General-Crain's Attitude Not SO
Favorable to the President.
senator Faulkner OF West Virginia Seated
Senator Chandler Introduces d Bill
70 Regulate Elections.
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DIFFERENT COLORED SHEGP.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is Ia converse
ton on the wool tarin, Congressman
Seney of Oaio said to-day; 81 sm will
ing to say that nothing in bill can per-
suade me to vote for putting wool on the
free list. No compromising clauses re-
latiDg TO other things csn be put into any
bill tnat would induce me to vote for free
WOOL"
Representative Foran OF Ohio echoed
the sentiment of his colleague on that
subject.
Representative Mills Of Texas informed
Mr.. Seney that he represented more
sheep than any man from Ohio and that
he was willing to vote for free wool.
"Thst's all right" said Mr.. Seney, shut
wnen you come to representsf ewer sheep
and more sheep owners!you will view the
thing in different light"
Mr.. Grain Of Texas, who has not
hitherto been counted SIS among the
wool tariff men, seems to be CHASING
with them now. He says he represents
the largest wool growing interests in the
Uaited States, and he sees no reason why
that particular Industry should be as
sailed by the President IN his message or
by Congress in revenue legislation that
may be forthcoming. al am not
by any MEANS" be ssid, "inclined
to vote against the interest of my own
constituency. Neither am l in favor of
free raw material and protected manufac-
turers, for if the manufactured article is
protected wherein does the consumer get
any benefit? The protection is ell profit
TO the wealthy manufacturer and the mil
lions Of consumers are no better for the
free raw material"
Congressman Mills of Texas, when
asked by g reporter if he did not think
that the House would pass bill on the
line laid down by the President in his
message, replied significantly: when
was in the army generally followed the
advice CT the general and planted the f Sc
wherever he directed. l didn't go off in
9 corner snd have little fight by myself,
for if had would have been licked. No
can man afford to fight by himself, for
he's bourd to get xorsted."
FAULKNER SEATED.
WASHING TON, Dec 13.-The Senate
committee On privileges aud elections has
decided unanimously TO seat Faulkner OF
West Virginia.
TO REGULATE ELECTIONS,
WASHINGTON, Dec. l3-Senstor Chan
dler has introduced q bill to regulate the
holding Of Congressional elections in
South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi and
Louisiana. Il provides for the appoint
ment by the President, with the advice
and consent of the Senate, of four super
visors of election of each Congressional
district in the stat5si o which the measure
applies, VINO are required to sub-divide
the district into sufficient number of
voting precincts, IL each precinct the
Circuit court of the United States is to
appoint four inspectors and two poll
clerks who are to make q
registration of the voters and
Conduct the congressional elections.
The supervisors are TO act as CANVASS
ing board to receive returns from inspect
ors and ascertain and declare the result
of the elections. The supervisors, in
equally between the two principal politi-
Cal parties. The measure is made appli-
cable only to the states named.
To an Associated Press representative,
who asked for an explanation of the
theory and purposes of the bill, Mr..
Chandler said, it was drawn under that
clause Of the constitution which provides
that the times, places and manner of the
holding Of elections for representatives in
congress shall be prescribed in the legis-
lature thereof, but congress may, by law,
make or alter such regulations. He said
the constitutional power is ample either
to pass general law for all states or one
applicable to number of states,
or special enc in respect to any partie-
nj: r. state. In reply to query "a 70 his
purpose in limiting the operations Of the
measure to four states he said SIT is nv
desire to secure if possible the passage of
a national election law in those states
where there is a manifest and avowed
suppression Of the Republican suffrage.
Ia Louisiana the Democratic leaders de-
clare their intentions not to allow
The colered people to vote the Repub-
i;an ticket, and have also asserted
their intention TO settle this question
without regard to national sentiment on
the subject. Hence l think both ma
tional sentiment and interest should lead